Maura (given name)

Maura (given name): Maura is a female given name used in English, Spanish, Italian, Scots Gaelic, and Irish Gaelic.^[1] It is an Anglicisation of Máire, the Irish form of Mary. In the U.S., this name peaked in popularity in 1964 as the 469th most popular name for girls born that year, and remained in the top 1000 names until 2007.^[2]

People with first name Maura

Saint Maura, one of the two martyrs Maura and Britta

Maura Alia Badji, (born 1962), American poet, writer/blogger

Maura Clarke, American nun and missionary

Maura D. Corrigan, justice of the Michigan Supreme Court

Maura Davis, American musician

Maura Glee, fictional character in the webcomic Diesel Sweeties

Maura Hanrahan, Canadian author

Maura Harty, United States Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs

Maura Kennedy, musician in American folk-rock duo The Kennedys

Maura Murphy, Irish author

Maura Murray, college student who went missing Feb. 9, 2004

Maura O'Connell, Irish singer

Maura Tierney (born 1965), American film and television actress

Maura Tombelli, Italian astronomer

Maura Viceconte, Italian long-distance runner

Maura West, American actress

Fiction

Maura Isles, a main character of Rizzoli & Isles

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^ Maura on BabyNamer.com

^ Social Security Administration baby name data

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Mary (given name) — Mary The Glorification of Mary by Boticelli. The reverence for Mary, the mother of Jesus, is in large part responsible for the use of the name Mary and its variants. Gender female Origin … Wikipedia
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Maura — /mawr euh/, n. a female given name, Irish form of Mary. * * * … Universalium
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Maura Clarke — Born January 13, 1931 Queens, NY, United States Died December 2, 1980 Cause of death murder by military death squad … Wikipedia
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